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Country music star Kane Brown has teamed up with AEG Presents and Amazon Music for a special live-streaming event called “Kane Brown Live From the El Rey Theatre.” The event, Brown’s very first live performance at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, will take place on Friday, February 4, and will be streamed live…

The NFL announced that multi-Grammy-nominated artist Mickey Guyton will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles. Six-time Grammy-nominated hitmaker Jhené Aiko will sing “America the Beautiful.” American urban contemporary gospel duo Mary Mary accompanied by the LA Phil’s YOLA will be performing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Prior to the…

Morgan Wallen has fulfilled his pledge to donate $500,000 to Black-led organizations. According to USA Today, the country singer donated the final installment of $100,000 to Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music. Wallen had promised to make the donation after he got himself embroiled in a racial controversy in February last year. Wallen was…

Country star Randy Travis has released a trailer for More Life, a documentary detailing his life, which is set to premiere on the Circle Network on February 10. The documentary centers around Travis’ 2012 performance that marked the celebration of the 25th anniversary of his debut album, Storms of Life. The album, released in 1986,…

Country star Luke Bryan has announced the “Raised Up Right” summer tour covering more than 30 cities. The tour will kick off on June 9 in Charleston, West Virginia, featuring Riley Green, Mitchell Tenpenny and DJ Rock. Promoted by Live Nation, tickets go on sale on February 4 at 10 am local time at Lukebryan.com.…

Country legend Dolly Parton has teamed up with cake mix brand Duncan Hines for an exclusive line of baking mixes and frostings. The Parton-inspired line includes two flavors of cake mix, Southern Style Coconut Flavored Cake Mix and Southern Style Banana Flavored Cake Mix. The line also features two frosting options: Buttercream and Chocolate Buttercream.…

R.E.M.’s Mike Mills recently joined Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit at the Georgia Theatre in Athens for a performance of the R.E.M. classic “Driver 8.” “About to go onstage with #JasonIsbell and the #400Unit to sing Driver 8. #psyched #GATH #Athens” Mills tweeted. “We’ve got a friend who has agreed to come up and…

A politically-charged new song, “We the People,” recently released by Kid Rock sees him coming down strongly on U.S. President Joe Biden and the country’s leading infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci about their handling of the Covid issue. The song opens with Kid Rock shouting the line, “We the people in all we do…

Bonnie Raitt, Doja Cat and Phoebe Bridgers are among artists to be honored at Billboard’s Women In Music Awards. Doja will take home the Powerhouse Award, Bridgers the Trailblazer Award, Saweetie the Game Changer Award, Gabby Barrett the Rising Star Award, Raitt the Icon Award, Karol G the Rule Breaker Award and Summer Walker the…

Kenny Chesney has announced plans to release a new single, “Everyone She Knows,” on Valentine’s Day. This will be the fifth single that the country singer has shared from his 2020 album Here and Now after “Tip of My Tongue,” “Happy Does,” “Knowing You” and the title track. Chesney announced the new single on Instagram,…